Chapter 781 People from all over the country revolt!

[The Tianjing Incident and Shi Dakai's split and departure brought extremely serious consequences to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.]

【First, the core leadership was destroyed. "The Eastern King ascended to heaven, and the Northern King also died," "The Wing King went on an expedition," and only the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan was left in the early core leadership.】

【Secondly, the Taiping Army suffered great damage.】

[Of the more than 20,000 Taiping Army soldiers who were killed in the incident, the more than 100,000 troops taken away by Shi Dakai were mostly well-trained backbone forces.]

……

{The stronger the military level of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was at the time, the lower its political level was.}
{Whether it was Hong Xiuquan or Yang Xiuqing, their propaganda and military advantages could not make up for their huge political shortcomings. They lacked enough learning and progress, and did not lead the team to grow together.}
{When leaving Guangxi, the Taiping Army should have adjusted its political program.}
{When they occupied Tianjing, they should have adjusted their political program for the second time, but the Taiping Army leaders did not move. Their political level was not up to standard before they stopped and were busy enjoying life and indulging in women.}
{There is no way around it. Feng Yunshan was the most politically advanced person in the entire Taiping Army, but Feng Yunshan died early.}
{Even if Feng Yunshan hadn't died, he alone would not be able to lead the team in the later stages with all the illiterate leaders around him.}
{All we can say is that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom also left behind valuable experience of failure.}
……

[Before the incident, the Taiping Army on the Eastern Expedition was marching towards Danyang and Jintan, preparing to capture Suzhou and Changzhou.]

[The Taiping Army on the Western Expedition is currently fighting fiercely with the Hunan Army outside Nanchang and in Wuchang.]

[The Hunan Army was in a difficult situation, being divided and surrounded in Jiangxi and Hubei, cut off from communication and unable to rescue each other.]

[After the incident, on the eastern front, Yangzhou and Zhenjiang fell one after another, the Qing army rebuilt the Jiangnan and Jiangbei camps, and Tianjing was surrounded again.]

[On the western front, the Hunan Army got rid of the difficulties and made a comeback, successively capturing Wuchang and Jiujiang, and approaching Anqing. The cities occupied by the Taiping Army in Jiangxi were also captured by the Hunan Army at this time.]

[This sudden turn for the worse military situation put the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in a difficult position to cope with.]

……

Great Qin.

"It also caused confusion in thought and a sharp decline in faith."

Ying Zheng looked at the sky and said calmly:
"In the early days of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the teachings of the God Worshipping Society were the spiritual pillar that mobilized and united the people."

"It means that the Taiping Army soldiers fought bravely under the call that everyone is a brother and they will fight to eliminate evil and establish the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth."

"This system that integrates theocracy with political power and military power has a strong effect on the ignorant people in the mountains."

"But you rose because of this, and you also fell because of this..."

Liu Bang breathed a sigh of relief, and continued:
"As your majesty said, the Heavenly King we believe in has even killed the Eastern King who came to earth on behalf of our biological father."

"If you do things so ruthlessly and cruelly, it doesn't look like we are one family in heaven at all. The military and civilians will naturally be suspicious."

“I wonder why I should trust them.”

“I wonder if we can establish a kingdom where everyone is equal.”

"Before the turmoil, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was generally united, with high morale and strong fighting capacity because of its common beliefs."

"After the upheaval, the original beliefs will fade in people's minds, and then there will be a situation of political disunity, people's disunity, and external unity and internal division."

"After all, once suspicion arises, second thoughts will arise."

Ying Zheng stopped talking again.

Yes, if we lose the inner conviction of the military and civilians, we will lose the legal basis for ruling the Kingdom of Heaven.

are almost the same.

……

The period of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty
Liu Bingyi watched the civil strife in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

“Power is a sharp sword, it is used against both the enemy and oneself.”

"When you take up power, you can kill people. When you give up power, you may be killed at any time."

“Anyone who has tasted power knows how terrible it is, so everyone is wary of each other, afraid that power will be taken away, and afraid that power is not enough.”

Xu Pingjun took the child in her arms and coaxed him softly:

“No one can suddenly embrace excessive power.”

"All past history has shown this."

"Everyone must be trained from the grassroots. If someone suddenly jumps from a minor official to the position of prime minister, it will be devastating to this person and this dynasty."

Liu Bingyi thought about these words and looked at the child.

"folk……"

……

[The news of the Tianjing Incident was also a stimulus to Emperor Xianfeng, who was already thinking of giving up.]

[He was skeptical at first, but as more reports came in and the news was confirmed, he became more and more excited. He ordered the imperial envoys Hechun and Dexing'a to "take this opportunity" and "quickly report the merits of the skin".]

[He also ordered the Imperial Commissioner Guan Wen and Hubei Governor Hu Linyi to "take advantage of this civil strife and gradually put down the rebellion."]

【But the facts gave him a heavy blow. 】

[Although the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was weakened after the Tianjing Incident, it still had considerable strength. Under the leadership of Shi Dakai, the adverse situation was quickly reversed. The Qing army's offensive was frustrated again.]

【Xianfeng was disappointed again, and he wanted to give up again.】

【But at this time, a power struggle broke out again within the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. 】

Hong Xiuquan feared that Shi Dakai would become the second Yang Xiuqing, so he secretly implemented various strategies to suppress him. In June of the seventh year of Emperor Xianfeng's reign, Shi Dakai left in anger, and issued notices along the way. Many elite soldiers followed Shi's call and traveled to Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and other provinces. Only a few old and weak soldiers were left in the area ruled by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

[The hope of victory was rekindled in Xianfeng's heart.]

[At this time, Hu Linyi cleared Hubei, Dexing'a captured Guazhou, and Hechun occupied Zhenjiang. In May 1858, the Hunan Army captured Jiujiang, an important stronghold of the Taiping Army.]

【This series of victories made Emperor Xianfeng believe that the day of conquering the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was not far away.】

【Then there was another blow to the head. 】

……

On the canopy.

Two men wearing red brocade robes and hair scarves stood side by side.

Behind is "Tianjing"

The figure of Hong Xiuquan looms over it, with his hands raised high.

In front of me is the Qing army

The figure of Xianfeng loomed over it, with a look of sorrow on his face.

……

[At this time, two young outstanding military generals emerged from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom: Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng. ]

【They showed extraordinary talents in times of crisis. 】

In the eighth year of Emperor Xianfeng's reign (August 1858), Chen Yucheng's troops captured Luzhou (now Hefei), the temporary capital of Anhui at that time. Emperor Xianfeng urgently appointed Shengbao as the imperial commissioner to preside over the military affairs in northern Anhui.

[In September, Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng joined forces to destroy the Jiangbei Camp. Xianfeng immediately dismissed the imperial commissioner Dexing Agena and abolished the Jiangbei Camp. The military affairs of Jiangbei were concurrently managed by He Chun of the Jiangnan Camp.]

[In November, Li Xiucheng and Chen Yucheng joined forces again to annihilate the main force of the Hunan Army led by Li Xubin in Sanhe, Anhui, and thwarted his plan to advance eastward.]

[Under the command of these two young generals, the Taiping Army once again began to revive.]

[Emperor Xianfeng's wish was shattered again. ]

……

{Every time it starts with hope, it ends with extreme disappointment.}
{With such repeated ups and downs, the collapse is imaginable.}
{It's just like being stuck in stock trading.}
{Retail investors are just leeks...}
……

Song Dynasty Xiaozong Period
Zhao Shen let out a breath of foul air.

Why?

Therefore, this incident is also recorded in the history of Song Dynasty.

Time and again, the attempts to go north, the reforms, and the government failed repeatedly.

Even dynasties cannot have such ups and downs, let alone people?

Who can endure such severe psychological setbacks?

The higher the hope, the greater the loss.

The state of psychological imbalance can be imagined.

"How can a man in his twenties feel when he has ended up like this, holding on to his one-sided wish of ruling the country and bringing peace to the world?"

Zhao Shen thought of those heroes in troubled times again.

Heroes are people who break the rules.

But who has ever thought that the most uncomfortable person in troubled times is the emperor who has to maintain the order?

……

Ming Dynasty and Xuande period
Zhu Zhanji was boxing slowly and leisurely.

Two or three Taoist priests in plain clothes stood beside him.

"Master, will such emotional ups and downs also affect your life span?"

The leading Taoist priest bowed and said:

"It is difficult to live long if your mood fluctuates, with extreme joy and extreme sorrow."

Zhu Zhanji continued to box slowly.

“He’s actually not that old.”

……Qing Dynasty, Emperor Taizong Period
Huang Taiji reached out to catch the snowflakes falling outside the door.

Watching the six-petal flower melting in my palm, I couldn't help but sigh softly.

I started to feel sorry for this kid.

"Experiencing hope and disappointment over and over again."

"One cannot endure such repeated tempering without perseverance."

But it is obvious that Xianfeng did not have that kind of tenacity.

Bumbutai, wearing a dark blue flag uniform, came behind him, looked at the sky and said softly:
"But Xianfeng did better than Emperor Chongzhen, didn't he?"

Huang Taiji smiled and shook his head.

"Emperor Chongzhen... after all, he was a vassal king who ascended the throne. There are some things he doesn't understand."

"From a certain educational perspective, he is on the same level as Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing."

“Not everyone is Emperor Wen of Han or Emperor Jiajing.”

Huang Taiji looked at the jade pendant on his waist and suddenly said:

"Maybe we should learn from Emperor Xiaowen of Wei."

"I'm here just in time for this matter."

……

【However, for Emperor Xianfeng, all this was far from enough. 】

[While the Qing Dynasty and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom were fighting a life-and-death struggle, people from all over the country also rose up and "rebelled" frequently. ]

[Among them, the most influential ones are: the Nian Army. ]

……

The picture on the sky curtain dispelled another layer of fog.

In the north of the Qing territory, there is a big "Nian" print.

……

[Before Emperor Xianfeng was born, there was a scattered organization called "Nian" among private salt dealers, vagrants and poor people at the junction of Anhui, Henan, Jiangsu and Shandong provinces.]

[When Emperor Xianfeng came to power, the Nian rebels had become very powerful and had launched many uprisings. The Taiping Army's Northern Expedition was actually a demonstration to encourage them to revolt.]

In the autumn of the fifth year of Emperor Xianfeng's reign (1855), the leaders of the Nian Army in the border areas of Henan and Anhui gathered at Zhihe to "unite", nominated a leader, and established a five-flag military system.

[In the seventh year of Emperor Xianfeng's reign (1857), the Nian Army accepted the title of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. After that, they were active in the north and south of the Huai River, attacking eastern Henan and northern Jiangsu from time to time, with a total force of more than .]

……

{The man who raised the flag of the Nian Army was called Zhang Luoxing.}
{Compared with the experience of Zhu Baba, an old predecessor from Anhui who changed from a bell-ringing monk to an uprising soldier, Zhang Luoxing is inferior because he was already a professional murderer and arsonist before the uprising. Selling illegal salt? You know what I mean.}
{And thanks to the repeated clashes with the government during the years of smuggling salt, the members of Zhang Luoxing's direct troops are particularly good at one type of warfare - mobile warfare.}
{A tactic that is particularly suitable for defensive counterattacks.}
{When the Qing army attacked, they would retreat in large strides, then suddenly launch a counterattack when the Qing army was unprepared, or circle around in one area, waiting for the Qing army to tire, and then suddenly attack.}
{The Qing army was beaten back by the Nian army. In the life-and-death struggle with the Qing army, the Nian army's activities became more and more extensive, and finally they could basically come and go freely in Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan, Anhui and other provinces.}
……

Ming dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang ignored a certain passage and focused his attention on mobile warfare.

"Just exercise?"

It is called mobile warfare, but isn't this just a way of fighting in which a roving army roams around in other provinces, looting food and property?
Not even as good as Zhang Xianzhong.

"If I sacrifice time, money and food, deploy heavy troops to defend, investigate and clear the source of the river, and then implement the river defense strategy to press forward step by step, won't you be ruined?"

The area of ​​four provinces is big at the same time, but also small at the same time.

By then, there will be no need to tie your hands and feet. Without food, you will collapse on your own.

"If there is an internal conflict like the Taiping Rebellion."

Zhu Yuanzhang smacked his lips twice.

"Who on earth destroyed the Qing Dynasty?!"

"We are so anxious!"

……

[In addition to the Nian Army, there was also the Tiandihui, an old friend of the Qing Dynasty. ]

[Around the time when the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom established its capital in Tianjing, the Tiandihui uprising in the southeastern coastal areas reached its climax. ]

[For example, the Fujian Small Swords Society uprising (1853-1854) led by Huang Demei and others occupied Zhangzhou, Xiamen and other places, and then retreated to the sea, persisting in resisting the Qing Dynasty.]

[The Fujian Red Money Society uprising (1853-1858) led by Lin Wanqing and others had tens of thousands of followers and occupied more than ten counties including Dehua.]

[The Shanghai Small Knife Society uprising (1853-1855) led by Liu Lichuan and others had tens of thousands of followers and occupied Shanghai, Jiading and other county towns.]

[The Tiandihui uprising in Guangdong (1854-1864) led by He Liu, Chen Kai and Li Wenmao had members and was called the "Red Army". They besieged Guangzhou for half a year, then moved to Guangxi, occupied Xunzhou, renamed it "Xiujing", established the "Dacheng Kingdom", and named the reign "Hongde", controlling more than counties in Guangxi.]

[The Guangxi Tiandihui uprising (1853-1854) led by Zhu Hongying and Hu Youlu had tens of thousands of followers. They moved to the border of Hunan and Guangxi, established the "Shengping Heavenly Kingdom", and adopted the "Taiping Tiande" era name.]

[Apart from these relatively large groups, there were so many small uprisings in various places that it is difficult to count them.]

[Take Guangxi province as an example. According to incomplete statistics, from 1851 to 1868, there were as many as Tiandihui "rebellions" with organized names mentioned in Qing official documents.]

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Qing Dynasty and Qianlong period
Qianlong squinted his eyes and watched the various uprisings in the sky.

"I've seen it all."

The ministers nodded.

"The Tiandihui is a real threat to the Qing Dynasty."

The ministers thought to themselves that what he said really showed that the Qing Dynasty had many serious problems.

Where is this?

"Your Majesty!"

Qianlong glanced at them and said in a deep voice:
"The fact that they were able to start a rebellion in these places shows that they have been rooted here for a long time."

“Let all localities conduct in-depth investigations.”

"But don't alert the enemy."

Qianlong had other thoughts in his mind.

……

[At the same time, people of all ethnic groups in Guizhou and Yunnan also rose up in uprising.]

[For example, the Zhaijiao (a branch of the White Lotus Sect) uprising (1854-1855) led by Yang Feng and others had more than followers, occupied Tongzi and other places, and established the "Jianghan" regime. ]

[The Miao uprising led by Zhang Xiumei and Bao Dadu (1855-1872) had tens of thousands of followers and controlled the southeastern Guizhou region.]

[The Hao Army (a branch of the White Lotus Sect) revolted (1855-1868), divided into the Red, White, and Yellow Army, each with tens of thousands of soldiers, and controlled the northern Guizhou region.]

【The Hui Muslim uprising (1858-1868) led by Zhang Lingxiang and others controlled the southwestern Guizhou region.】

【The Miao uprising (1860-1867) led by Tao Xinchun and others controlled the northwestern Guizhou region.】

[The entire Guizhou, except for a few central cities, turned into a sea of ​​uprising.]

[In Yunnan, there was the Hui Muslim uprising in western Yunnan (1856-1873) led by Du Wenxiu, who had tens of thousands of followers and was titled "Grand Marshal of the Army". He established his government in Dali and occupied more than counties.]

[The Hui Muslim uprising in southern Yunnan (1856-1862) led by Ma Dexin and Ma Rulong had tens of thousands of followers, controlled the southern Yunnan region, and attacked the provincial capital Kunming three times.]

[The Yi uprising led by Li Wenxue (1856-1872) controlled more than ten counties including Menghua (now Weishan). ]

[The uprising of the people of various ethnic groups in Yunnan lasted for a long time and was not suppressed until twelve years after the death of Emperor Xianfeng.]

[All these uprisings, combined with the Taiping Rebellion, led to nationwide unrest.]

[According to the "Records of the Qing Dynasty", of the eighteen provinces in the interior of China, fourteen were already at war, and relatively peaceful provinces such as Zhili, Shaanxi, Gansu, and Shanxi also saw smaller-scale mass protests against government officials.]

【The Qing Dynasty saw an unprecedented chaotic situation since its founding. 】

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Big man.

Liu Bang frowned.

"Isn't this right?"

Lu Zhi also frowned.

“That’s definitely not right.”

With the clouds rising in the sky, it shouldn't be possible and unreasonable for the Qing Dynasty to get through it, right?
But it just got through it? !

The time in the sky told them clearly.

The Qing Dynasty survived!

"Ying Zheng will cry if he sees this."

Lu Zhi glared at him fiercely.

He's becoming more and more unruly day by day.

So annoying!
I feel so strong now!
Is it really possible to update twice in seven consecutive days?
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(End of this chapter)

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